The EU states imposed further sanctions on Iran on Monday to punish serious human rights violations by the mullahs' regime. They put another five individuals and two organizations on a sanctions list.
Thomas Gutschker
Political correspondent for the European Union, NATO and the Benelux countries, based in Brussels.
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Among them is a foundation of the Revolutionary Guard, which is supposed to finance the "brutal repression of the regime", and the student organization of the Basij militia. In addition, a police chief from Tehran and the secretary of the Cyberspace Council, who is held responsible for blocking websites, were listed. With this eighth sanctions decision against Iran, the list grows to 216 individuals and 37 organizations. These are bans on entry, assets and business in the European Union.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock saw the decision of the EU foreign ministers as a "clear sign that we stand by the people". She once again strongly condemned the regime in Tehran, this time for tightening the hijab requirement, which is now to be enforced with the help of surveillance cameras. This leads to "total surveillance," said the Green politician in Brussels, and shows "that women's rights in Iran continue to be trampled underfoot." This "brutal violation of human rights" will not be tolerated.
Baerbock and other ministers also expressed outrage over the recent executions in Iran. On Friday, three other participants in the mass protests against the regime were executed, they had been sentenced to death for the alleged killing of three security officials. Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn called the actions of the Iranian judiciary "intolerable". After 182 cases in the whole of last year, there have already been 195 executions this year. "If the international pressure on Iran does not increase, hundreds of people will still have to believe in it," Asselborn said.